Just released in the latest MMWR:
Adults Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendations — United States, 2013
Eating more fruits and vegetables adds nutrients to diets, reduces the risk for disease, and helps manage body weight. CDC analyzed median daily frequency of fruit and vegetable intake based on 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the 50
states and the District of Columbia and applied newly developed prediction equations to calculate the percentage of each state’s population meeting fruit and vegetable intake recommendations. This report summarizes the results of that analysis.
The
Community Preventive Services Task Force
recommends interventions that engage community health workers to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is strong evidence of effectiveness for interventions
that engage community health workers in a team-based care model to improve blood pressure and cholesterol in patients at increased risk for CVD. There is sufficient evidence of effectiveness for interventions that engage community health workers for health
education, and as outreach, enrollment, and information agents to increase self-reported health behaviors (physical activity, healthful eating habits, and smoking cessation) in patients at increased risk for CVD.
Additionally, a small number of studies suggest that engaging community health workers improves appropriate use of healthcare services and reduces morbidity and mortality
related to CVD. When interventions engaging community health workers are implemented in minority or underserved communities, they can improve health, reduce health disparities, and enhance health equity.
From: MMWR (CDC)
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 1:25 PM
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Subject: MMWR Vol. 64 / No. 26